Kesarevo is a small town located in the Veliko Tarnovo region. In this small settlement in 1932, a great tragedy occurred, the flame of which broke out, after a quarrel between the Bulgarian watchman Hristo Stoyanov and a Turkish villager, Ibrahim. Ibrahim's son, a child - who was playing in the center of the village with the happiness of the Eid holiday - sees this and tries to stop the guard. In the end, he and his father were wounded, and the guard was killed, most likely with his own weapon, while trying to defend himself.
After the event, several Bulgarian youths led by Dmitry Buzof rounded up many Turkish men from the village, including Ibrahim, his wife, siblings and mother, took them to the municipality and beat them. Ibrahim's wife was raped, and his mother was injured. Due to his injuries, a few days later, Ibrahim died.
On the second day of the events, several more of Ibrahim's friends were detained and beaten, and on the third and last day of the tragedy, the mosque was burned, and three bombs exploded in the Turkish part of Kesarevo.
The latter event caused great panic among the Turks, causing a mass flight from the village even when the gendarmerie arrived. While trying to escape, a Turkish woman named Sakine fell, and her one-year-old child died.
Seven Turkish journalists who came to follow the events were detained, 400 Turks working in a tobacco factory in Filibe were expelled, and Bulgarian workers came in their place. 40 Turkish households, out of a total of 80, leave Kesarevo.
Source: 1932 Kessarevo/Kesarevo/Kesenova olayı/faciası/hadisesi by Bengül Bolat
